How to Treat Depression With Laughter

Laughter Therapy has proven to enhance the immune system, ease stress, and lessen depression in most people. You do not need to have a sense of humor to laugh, just do it, and here are some examplesto get you started.

Instructions

Learn to laugh even when nothing seems funny.

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  Get started by going to a Laughter-Yoga session or a Laughter Class so that you can learn the different ways to add laughter to your life. You will find these on the internet, such as www.laughteryoga.org or www.denverlaughs.com

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  Acting out a scenario with a laugh, such as pretending to be on your cell phone with a friend who is telling youan exceptionally funny story, is something you can do on your own or share the experience with others who wantto brighten their moods.

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  Do the dance steps to the Cha-Cha but keep the beat by saying ho-ho, ha-ha-ha.

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  Be sure to have on hand, and view on a regular basis, a collection of things that make you laugh, such as taped episodes of your favorite sit-com or bloopers, old Marx Brothers movies, or even family photos of fun times.

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  On a daily basis practice the three types of laughs : ho-ho-ho, ha-ha-ha, hee-hee-hee, and pay attention towhen you use the different types throughout the day, do different laughs lend themselves to different situations?